Pittsburgh police say a 53-year-old Allison Park man is being charged with the robbery of three area banks.

Investigators say Dennis Schell is responsible for robbing the Citizens Bank in Waterworks Mall, and the First Commonwealth Bank in Bloomfield twice.

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Police said in each case, Schell walked into the bank and demanded cash from the teller. On each occasion, he made a verbal threat that he possessed a gun and would use it if bank personnel refused to follow his demands.

Schell was arrested minutes after the second robbery at the First Commonwealth Bank in Bloomfield Monday. Police said the bank security guard followed Schell out of the bank, and tracked him as he headed down the 700 block of Edmond Street.

The security guard notified police, and Shell walked out of a home with the stolen bank cash in hand.

Schell is facing robbery charges. He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.